This Day In U2 History
December 16
Most frequent user: FEBU2 History on this Day
- U2’s first performance in Norway. (1982)
- “Philips DCC Presents: Zoo TV” is an hour-long TV special that airs on the MTV Network after its earlier debut on Fox. (1992)
- U2 take four days to film the video for “Sometimes You Can’t Make it on Your Own“ in Dublin. Today they film on Grafton Street. (2004)
- Four days are spent filming the mini-film for “Every Breaking Wave“ in Belfast. U2 are not present. (2015)
All Releases Containing U2 on This Day
- The Tube Anthology: The Best of Series 1 Video Compilation by Various Artists (Originally released: 2005-12-16)
U2 Shows on This Day
- 1982: unknown, Oslo, Norway [U2]
- 1984: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, USA [U2]
- 1988: RTÉ Television Centre, Dublin, Ireland [U2]
U2 perform “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” on The Late, Late Show.
- 1989: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany [U2]
- 2011: O2, Dublin, Ireland [Bono]
Bono joins Imelda May in concert to sing “Desire” and “Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)”.
- 2023: Sphere, Las Vegas, NV [U2]
News Stories on This Day
- 2013-12-16: U2 Post Paul Epworth Version of ‘Ordinary Love’ (Rolling Stone)